precipice

FREQ #27228

n. 悬崖, 绝壁, 险境

发音

其它 /ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/

词形变化

precipices 复数 precipices

别名

præcipice

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A very steep cliff.

    悬崖

    绝壁

  2. 2.

    The brink of a dangerous situation.

    比喻

    to stand on a precipice

  3. 3.

    A headlong fall or descent.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

drop cliff drop-off

相关短语

precipice bond precipice bonds

词源

First attested in 1598, from Middle French precipice, from Latin praecipitium (“a steep place”), from praeceps (“steep”), from prae + caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”). Distantly related to precept through Latin praecipiō (“to teach”), from prae + capiō (“take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-, *keh₂p- (“to hold; to seize”).

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